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BELOW  ARE  NAMES  OF  A FEW  OF 

OUR  CUSTOMERS  IN  KANSAS  CITY,  MO,,  AND  VICINITY, 

Whose  Houses  are  Screened  with 

IMPROVED  WIRE  WINDOW  AND  DOOR  SCREENS, 

MANUFACTURED  BY 

E.  T.  BURROWES  & CO.,  Portland,  Maine. 


Winner  A.  M. 

Perry  John 

Bryant  T.  V. 

Fox  E.  C. 

Karnes  J.  V.  C. 

Teasdale  W.  B. 

Winchell  15.  L. 

Davidson  L.  E. 

Gove  Howard 

Green  Geo.  E. 

Anderson  W.  J. 

Loose  Jacob  L. 

Andrus  V.  R. 

Scarritt  W.  C. 

Loose  Jos.  S. 

Watford  .J.  W. 

Chappel  Philip  E. 

Barker  D.  T. 

Lawrence  Milo  E. 

Blossom  Mrs.  Eliz. 

Hill  S.  R. 

Wornall  F.  C. 

Dobson  C.  L. 

Nettleton  J.  C. 

Veitch  J-  II. 

Wood  J.  W. 

Woodgate  0.  L. 

Hooker  R.  W. 

Hosier  Bros. 

Simmons  M.  F. 

Guiwits  I.  F. 

Miller  Mrs.  Thersea 

Humphrey  Dr.  W. 

Payne  Frank 

Waddell  J.  A.  L. 

Green  J.  J. 

Payne  M.  J. 

Crittenden  Thos.  T. 

Beatty  Robt. 

Beals  I).  T. 

Harkness  L.  V. 

Meyer  A.  R. 

Rosencrans  II.  J. 

Winants  W.  H. 

Pratt  Wallace 

Emmert  J.  H. 

Mellier  A.  A.  jr. 

Scarritt  E.  L. 

Hoffman  Geo. 

Sewall  P'.  N. 

Weston  Wm. 

Payne  Mrs.  M.  J. 

Abernathy  W.  X. 

Marty  Gus 

Holmes  Daniel  15. 

Steele  R.  O. 

Thompson  Rev.  C.  L. 

Smith  Henry 

Bell  V.  15. 

Northrup  C.  M. 

McWilliams  Sidney 

Bauerlein  J.  H. 

Sills  A.  M. 

Kill”  A.  .1 . 

Cowherd  Fletcher 

Topping  II. 

Gleason  J.  R. 

Green  T. 

Allen  W.  D. 

Crittenden  H.  H. 

Eaton  N.  T. 

Toulmin  G.  W. 

Drink  water  J.  W. 

Hasbrook  Clias.  E. 

Palmer  Frank  D. 

Marty  G.  P. 

Pratt  Wallace 

Ilise  Joseph 

Winter  George  F. 

Jarvis  S.  M. 

Jones  B.  F. 

Hornbeck  F.  A. 

Gaines  Thos.  E. 

Ford  J.  S. 

Matthews  & Sanders 

Warnall  Frank  C. 

Howe  F.  M. 

Northup  Dr.  E.  S. 

Holman  C.  F. 

Bontecon  Daniel 

Wallace  William  H. 

Chapman  Bros. 

Holmes  Wm. 

Vincent  Nat.  H. 

Harper  II.  C. 

Gage  John  C. 

Smart  I).  O. 

James  T.  M. 

Hughes  John 

Ettien  D.  If. 

Shouse  L.  W. 

Fuller  Geo.  W. 

Douglass  S.  C. 

Queal  0.  H. 

Brundage  W.  H. 

Eads  W.  G. 

Speas  J.  W. 

Toles  J. 

Barton  William 

Peak  John  L. 

Quinlan  C.  C. 

Mott  J.  M. 

Clark  C.  E. 

Horton  J.  C. 

Elmore  John  F. 

Craig  W.  H. 

Fussell  E.  A. 

Soden  Peter 

Merrill  J.  W. 

Baird  F.  J. 

Thornton  J.  P. 

Van  Brunt  John 

Doppler  Phil 

Guinotte  J.  K. 

Dana  I.  P. 

Christopher  A.  C. 

Gage  John  G. 

Hoover  F.  K. 

Williams  Thos.  R. 

Gorden  I).  S. 

Taylor  John 

Strope  Geo.  W. 

Gill  T.  A. 

Yates  James 

Hammerslough  Louis 

Sharp  Dr.  Joseph 

Householder  G.  W. 

Yeoman  J. 

Jackson  Dr.  J.  P. 

Stewart  Martin 

Bletlien  A.  J. 

Kranthoff  L.  C. 

Slater  David 

Ridge  Dr.  Isaac  M. 

Sears  J.  T. 

Jacques  H.  P. 

Dreeman  R.  H. 

Lombard  James  L. 

Hatch  H.  W. 

We  refer  to  any  of  the  above  names,  and  to  others  whose  names  do  not 
appear.  We  are  this  year  making  Screens  for  a large  number  of  houses  in 
Kansas  City  and  vicinity.  We  have  given  no  names  of  this  year’s  customers. 

E.  T.  BURROWES  & CO. 


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RESIDENCE  OF  RICHARD  M.  COLGATE  (COLGATE  & CO.,  NEW  YORK).  ORANGE,  N.J. 
R.  H.  Robertson,  New  York,  Architect. 

Mr.  Colgate  has  written  us  as  follows:  “Please  find  enclosed  check  to  pay  my 
bill  in  full.  I am  greatly  pleased  with  the  screens  and  particularly  with  their  neat  appearance 
on  my  house." 


RESIDENCE  OF  JOSEPH  F.  SINNOTT,  ROSEMONT,  (PHILADELPHIA,)  PA. 

Hazelhurst  & Huckel,  Philadelphia,  Architects. 

Messrs  Hazelhurst  & Huckel,  architects  of  above,  write:  “We  have  your 
wire  screens  on  our  own  houses,  and  have  also  used  them  on  a large  number  of  houses  for 
our  clients,  and  in  all  cases  they  have  proven  satisfactory.  The  quality  and  finish  being  first- 
class  and  the  working  of  them  simple  and  easy,  the  side  springs  and  number  plates  being 
especially  good  features.  We  have  used  them  with  good  results  on  a number  of  very  large 
houses  where  the  fitting,  size,  and  shape  of  windows  were  especially  difficult  to  master.” 

All  houses  shown  in  this  book  have  Burrowes  Screens. 

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WIRE  WINDOW  & DOOR  SCREENS 

are  a necessity  in  every  class  of  dwellings  ; where  comfort  and  cleanliness 
are  desired  they  are  indispensable.  A good  housekeeper  and  a swarm  of  flies 
cannot  live  happily  in  the  same  house.  Probably  no  money  expended  upon 
the  fixtures  of  a house  will  make  so  large  a return  in  saving  repairs,  in  comfort, 
and  in  satisfaction,  as  that  paid  for  good  wire  screens.  They  save  more  than 
their  cost  in  y single  year  by  keeping  flies  from  disfiguring  the  interior  of  a 
house,  its  decorations,  and  fixtures ; by  holding  mosquitoes  and  other  insect 
pests  at  a distance,  and  by  preventing  destructive  moths  from  ruining  carpets, 
clothing,  drapery,  upholstery,  and  bedding. 

HANDSOME,  DURABLE,  CONVENIENT  SCREENS, 

when  bought  of  us,  cost  no  more  than  is  usually  paid  for  the  unsightly,  roughly- 
made,  ill-fitting,  bungling  screens  that  disfigure  so  many  otherwise  beautiful 
houses.  Such  screens  are  no  protection  against  insects. 


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Our  New  Brick  Factories,  Erected  in  1885,  1888,  1890,  are  the 


LARGEST  SCREEN  FACTORIES  IN  THE  WORLD. 


OUR  PRICES  ARE  REASONABLE,  FOR  THE  FOLLOWING  REASONS: 

We  make  more  screens  than  any  other  twenty  concerns  combined.  We 
have  the  plant  for  doing  the  business,  and  doing  it  right.  We  make  ten  good 
screens,  tvith  special  and  improved  machinery,  while  a man  is  making  one  poor 
one  by  hand.  The  materials  are  bought  by  us  at  from  thirty  to  forty  per  cent, 
less  than  regular  prices.  We  have  been  making  screens  exclusively  for  seven- 
teen years,  and  are  enabled  to  give  our  customers  the  advantage  of  the  best 
inventions  and  a life  study  of  the  business.  We  sell  directly  to  the  owners 
of  houses,  and  thus  save  them  a middle  profit. 


Manufactured  by 


E.  T.  BURROWES  & CO., 


Works  and  Office  : , 

Cor.  Spring  and  Center  Streets,  * 


Portland,  Maine. 


Copyright,  1892.  by  E.  T.  Burrowes  & Co 


A few  Advantages,  with  Description,  of 

THE  BURROWES  SLIDING  WINDOW-SCREEN. 

Patented  Dec.  3,  1878. 

These  screens  slide  up  and  down  on  the  moldings  (“  M ”)  so  that  one  screen 
answers  for  either  the  upper  or  the  lower  sash.  They  may  be  fitted  to  either  the 
inside  or  outside  of  windows,  so  as  not  to  interfere  with  blinds  or  shades.  The 
window  may  be  closed  and  fastened  without  removing  the  screen.  When  neces- 
sary, the  screen  may  be  instantly  removed  from  the  window  by  pressing  a little 
to  one  side. 


“C”  represents  the  window-casings;  “ M,”  the  moldings  on  which  screen 
runs  ; “ S,”  the  springs  which  hold  screen  in,  and  also  hold  it  up  in  any  position 
on  the  moldings.  The  Moldings  (“  M ”)  are  furnished  by  us  with  the  screen. 

The  screen  has  a deep  groove  on  right,  and  a shallow  groove  on  left  side. 
The  deep  groove  contains  two  simple  steel  springs  (like  cut).  The  shallow 
groove  is  without  springs. 


These  springs  are  made  of  blued  clock-spring  steel,  and  cannot  get  out  of 
shape  or  out  of  order.  They  vary  in  thickness  according  to  weight  of  screen. 
W e guarantee  that  they  will  wear  and  retain  their  elasticity  as  long  as  screens 
last. 


This  cut  shows  manner  of  taking  Screen  from  window. 


When  screen  is  pressed  a little  toward  ■*  R’  (the  right),  the  springs  bend, 
and  allow  screen  to  be  removed  from  window. 

MAY  BE  USED  AT  TOP  OF  WINDOW. 

It  is  often  desirable  to  air  a room  by  opening  a window  at  top.  Our  screens 
answer  for  the  upper  or  lower  sash,  as  shown  in  cuts  on  opposite  page.  In  wet 
weather,  when  screens  are  not  needed,  they  may  be  raised  to  top  of  windows, 
and  thus  be  out  of  the  way. 

The  screens  slide  easily,  like  a sash,  and  are  held  up  by  simple  steel  springs. 
When  necessary  to  open  or  close  shutters,  the  screen  may  be  raised  a little.  To 
wash  windows,  remove  the  screen  from  the  window  by  pressing  it  to  one  side. 


WORKMANSHIP  AND  MATERIALS. 


.YU  work  is  done  by  thorough  mcchiviiics  uud  with  improved  mixchiuei^  und 


is  all  that  can  be  desired.  \\  e attribute  our  success 
to  the  quality  of  our  goods.  \\  e send  nothing  out 
of  our  factory  that  we  would  not  want  in  our  own 
houses. 


THE  LUMBER. 

We  use  only  the  choicest  grades  of  clear,  se- 
lected lumber.  We  buy  the  stock  from  one  to  three 
years  before  we  use  it,  and,  after  it  is  thoroughly 
seasoned,  we  kiln-dry  it  in  modern  steam  dry-kilns. 

KINDS  OF  WOODS. 

The  frames  of  window  and  door  screens  may 
be  of  oak,  pine,  ash,  whitewood,  cherry,  walnut,  or 
any  kind  of  wood  desired.  These  woods  are  finished 
in  twenty-four  different  ways.  See  page  G for  a 
list  of  different  woods,  stains,  and  colors. 


BRASS  SCREEN  NUMBERS. 

We  number  all  window-screens  with  brass  num- 
bers (like  cut),  and  we  also  send  duplicate  numbers 
to  put  on  window-sills.  This  system  shows  exactly 
in  just  which  window  every  screen  belongs,  and 
every  spring  saves  all  trouble  and  vexation  caused 
by  getting  screens  into  windows  where  they  do  not 
lit  or  belong. 


Our  Patent  Sliding  Screen. 


Brass  Number.  (Full  Size.) 


OUR  FINE  WIRE  NETTING. 

It  is  not  the  cheaply  made,  poorly  painted, 
coarse  mesh,  baggy  netting  that  is  everywhere  in 
common  use,  and  that  is  sold  in  hardware  stores. 
Our  netting  is  of  fine  mesh,  so  as  to  keep  out  all 
small  insects,  is  thoroughly  painted  with  the  best 
of  materials,  which  prevents  rusting,  and  is  mg.de 
of  extra  heavy  wire,  which  adds  durability  to  its 
other  qualities.  It  is  jkt  black  ix  color,  which 
makes  the  netting  almost  invisible.  Being  very 
evenly  woven  and  carefully  stretched,  it  does  not, 
in  any  degree,  detract  from  the  fine  effect  of  plate- 
glass  windows. 

THE  HARDWARE. 

Good  hardware  is  furnished  for  all  window  and 
door  screens  without  extra  cost.  It  is  made  for  us 
from  our  own  special  designs,  and  is  of  a much 
better  quality  than  is  generally  used  for  screen 
work. 


Burrowes  Sliding  Window- 
Screen. 


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OUR  CELLAR-WINDOW  SCREENS 


may  be  made  of  heavy,  well-painted,  black  wire  netting,  ten  meshes  to  one  inch, 
which  is  fine  enough  to  keep  out  fiies,  or  they  may  be  made  of  a coarser 
galvanized  netting,  of  four  or  five  meshes  to  the  inch,  which  makes  a good 


guard  for  tlie  windows,  and  keeps  out  cats,  dogs,  rats,  and  mice. 


The  frames  should  be  pine.  These  cellar  screens  fasten  on  with 
screws,  and  do  not  slide. 


EXTENT  OF  OUR  BUSINESS 


Our  screens  are  more  generally  in  use  than  any  others  in  New 
York,  Philadelphia,  Washington,  Pittsburgh,  Cincinnati,  Detroit, 
Chicago,  Milwaukee,  St.  Paul,  Minneapolis,  St.  Louis,  Kansas  City, 
Omaha,  Denver,  and  in  nearly  all  large  cities  east  of  the  Rocky 
mountains.  We  refer  to  all  prominent  architects  in  above  cities, 
and  to  thousands  of  well-known  men  whose  houses  we  have  screened, 
in  all  parts  of  the  country.  References  furnished  from  any  locality. 


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ALL  OUR  SCREENS  ARE 
MADE  TO  ORDER. 


We  make  our  screens  to  order 
,',1,1  only,  and  each  screen  is  made  to  tit 
the  window  for  which  it  is  intended. 

1 M This  is  the  only  way  possible  to  get 
satisfactory  work.  We  keep  no 


goods  made  up.  Bow,  round,  tri- 
angular, oval,  hinged,  cellar,  or  any 
other  kinds  of  odd  screens,  made  to 
order.  Difficult  work  a specialty. 


Cut  of  our  Sliding  Screen,  with  Moldings 
on  which  it  runs. 


PUTTING  UP  SCREENS. 


All  window  and  door  screens  are  put  up  in  the  house  at  expense  of 
purchaser.  An  average  carpenter  will  put  up  from  twenty  to  thirt\  -five  screens 
in  a day.  The  screens  are  all  numbered,  and  we  send  Full  Printed  Direc- 
tions for  putting  up  with  each  lot. 


EVERYTHING  IS  FURNISHED  BY  US. 


The  screens  are  sent  all  finished  and  complete  with  springs  and  lifts.  Two 
moldings,  on  which  the  screen  slides,  are  furnished  with  each  screen.  These 
are  twice  the  length  of  the  screen,  and  have  holes  (II)  bored  for  brads.  Wire 
brads  (I>)  are  sent  to  attach  moldings  to  window-casings.  For  door-screens 
we  also  furnish  all  hardware  and  everything  required.  We  carefully  pack  and 
box  the  screens,  for  which  we  make  no  charge. 


WE  PAY  THE  RAILROAD  FREIGHT. 


WE  ASK  NO  PAYMENT 

of  responsible  parties  until  customer  lias  had  screens  one  month,  and  has  had 
ample  time  to  use  and  test  them  in  the  spring  or  summer.  If,  after  using  them 
a month,  they  are  found  to  be  unsatisfactory,  they  may  lie  returned  to  us  at  our 
expense.  Screens  ordered  in  the  fall  or  winter  are  usually  not  shipped  until  spring. 


Finish  No.  1. 
Pine,  stained 
dark  mahogany. 

Finish  No.  2. 

( ’herry, 
natural  color. 

Finish  No  3. 
Walnut, 

natural  color. 

Finish  No.  4 
Ash, 

natural  color. 

Finish  No  5. 

Pine,  stained 
medium  cherry. 

Finish  No  6- 
Oak, 

natural  color. 

Finish  No.  7. 

whitewood,  stained 
light  mahogany. 

Finish  No.  8. 
Pine, 

stained  walnut. 

Finish  No  9. 

( ’herry, 
medium  color. 

Finish  No  10. 
Pine, 

natural  color. 

Finish  No.  11. 
Old 

Oak. 

Finish  No.  12 

Cherry,  dark 
mahogany  color. 

Finish  No.  13 
Pine,  painted 
bronze  green. 

Finish  No.  14. 
Pine,  painted 
Indian  red. 

Finish  No.  15. 

Pine, 

painted  black. 

Finish  No.  16. 
Pine  painted 
olive  green. 

Finish  No.  17. 
Antique 

Oak. 

Finish  No.  18. 

English 
watered  oak. 

Finish  No.  19. 

White  wood, 
natural  color. 

Finish  No.  20 
Cherry,  light 
mahogany  color. 

Finish  No.  21. 
Pine,  painted 
ochre  color. 

Finish  No.  22. 

Whitc\yood, 
stained  old  oak. 

Finish  No.  23. 
Pine, 

painted  brown. 

Finish  No  24. 

Pine,  painted 
ivory  white. 

Finish  No.  25. 

Pine,  painted 
light  drab. 

Finish  No.  28 
Pine,  painted 
dark  brown. 

Finish  No.  27- 
Pine,  painted 
medium  elate. 

Finish  No.  28. 

Pine,  painted 
medium  drab. 

Finish  No.  29- 

Pine,  painted 
French  gray. 

Finish  No.  30. 

Pine,  painted 
straw  color.. 

KINDS 

OF  WOOD  AND 

FINISH. 

W indow 

and  door 

screens  may 

lie  made  in 

any  of  the 

above  thirty 

kinds  of  woods  and  finishes  desired.  The  grain  of  all  hanl-woods  is  thoroughly 
tilled,  and  then  the  work  is  finished  with  three  coats  of  durable  varnish  or  hard  oil 
finish  that  will  stand  the  weather.  Pine  work  is  painted  or  stained  two  coats, 
and  then  finished  with  two  coats  of  good  varnish,  which  gives  a beautiful  finish. 


LOWER  WOOD  PANELS. 

The  lower  panels  of  single  or  double  screen-doors 
may  be  made  of  wood,  when  desired.  This  will  increase 
the  cost  somewhat.  Such  doors  are  desirable  in  some 
cases. 


Screen-Door, 

with  Lower  Panels  of  Wood. 


THE  PERFECT  DOOR  SPRING 


in  this  cut  is  the  kind  we  use  with  all 
our  screen-doors.  It  is  the  simplest 
and  best  spring  that  we  have  ever 
seen.  It  is  inside  the  door,  and  does 
not  show  from  the  outside.  When 
door  is  wanted  open  (to  carry  out 
trunks,  etc.),  the  spring  may  be 
unhooked  from  the  door,  and  left 
hanging  on  side  of  door-casing. 
These  springs  do  not  scar  the  wood- 
work, and  can  be  attached  to  any 
door  in  one  minute,  without  the  use 


of  tools. 


Two  Panel,  Fo.  25, 
Single  Screen-Door. 


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Three  Panel,  No.  26, 
Single  Screen-Door. 


Pour  Panel,  Wo.  27, 
Single  Screen-Door. 


THE  STYLES  OF  SINGLE  SCREEN-DOORS, 


represented  by  these  twelve  cuts,  are  those  generally  used.  They  are  similar  to 
and  correspond  with  many  of  the  patterns  of  house-doors  now  in  use,  and  do  not 
greatly  vary  in  price.  We  have  other  styles,  and  will  make  screen-doors  in  any 
shape  wanted. 


Five  Panel,  Wo.  28, 
Single  Screen-Door. 


Six  Panel,  Wo.  29, 
Single  Screen-Door. 


Seven  Panel,  Wo.  60. 
Single  Screen-Door. 


SUBSTANTIAL  SCREEN-DOORS. 


All  our  screen-doors  are  made  of  straight,  seasoned,  perfect  lumber,  and 
are  thick  enough  to  make  solid,  substantial  work.  They  are  firmly  mortised 
together,  well  smoothed,  and  molded  on  both  sides.  Screen-doors  are  usually 
made  so  thin,  and  put  together  so  poorly,  that  when  used  they  warp  and  sag 
badly. 


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ADVANTAGES 


OF 

SCREEN-DOORS. 

All  outside  doors  that 
are  much  used  should  be 
provided  with  screens,  as 
one  door  will  let  in  as 
much  air  as  two  or  three 
windows.  It  is  also  true 
that  a door,  not  protected 
with  a screen,  will  admit 
many  more  flies  and  in- 
sects than  a window. 


Six  Panel,  No.  62, 
Single  Screen-Door. 


Sketch  of  our  No.  62,  Single  Screen-Door,  Hung. 


Five  Panel,  No.  61, 
Single  Screen-Door. 


Four  Panel,  No.  64, 
Single  Screen-Door. 


KINDS  OF  WOOD  FOR  SCREEN-DOORS. 

Screen-doors  may  be  made  of  oak,  pine,  ash,  whitewood,  cherry,  walnut,  or 
any  kind  of  wood  desired.  If  house-door  is  hard-wood,  the  screen-door  should 
generally  be  made  of  same  kind  of  wood.  Pine,  handsomely  painted  or  stained, 
also  makes  excellent  doors,  that  look  and  wear  well. 

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THE  STYLES  OF  DOUBLE  SCREEN-DOORS 

represented  by  these  eight  cuts  are  those  generally  used.  The}'  are  similar  to 
and  correspond  with  many  of  the  patterns  of  house-doors  now  in  use,  and  do  not 
vary  greatly  in  price.  We  have  other  styles,  and  will  make  screen-doors  in  any 
shape  wanted. 


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Eight  Panel,  No.  33,  Double  Screen-Door. 


SUBSTANTIAL  SCREEN-DOORS. 

All  our  screen-doors  are  made  of  straight,  seasoned,  perfect  lumber,  and  are 
thick  enough  to  make  solid,  substantial  work.  They  are  firmly  mortised 
together,  well  smoothed,  and  molded  on  both  sides.  Screen-doors  are  usually 
made  so  thin,  and  put  together  so  poorly,  that  when  used  they  warp  and  sag 
badly. 


Sixteen  Panel,  No.  35,  Double  Screen-Door. 


GOOD  HARDWARE  IS  FURNISHED 

with  all  screen- doors  without  extra  cost.  Solid  bronze  metal  knobs  and  plates  ; 
a good  catch;  steel,  ball-tipped,  japanned  hinges;  a fine  spring  to  keep  door 
shut,  and  all  bolts,  screws,  and  other  necessary  hardware,  is  sent  complete  with 
each  single  or  double  screen-door.  Hardware  is  not  shown  in  the  cuts. 


Six  Panel,  No.  44,  Double  Screen-Door. 


THE  FINISH  OF  SCREEN-DOORS. 

The  grain  of  all  hard  woods  is  thoroughly  filled,  and  then  the  work  is 
finished  with  three  coats  of  durable  varnish  that  will  stand  the  weather.  Pine 
doors  are  painted  or  stained  two  coats,  and  then  finished  with  two  coats  of  <>ood 
varnish.  See  Kinds  of  Wood  and  Finish,  page  G. 


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THE  FOLLOWING  PAGES  CONTAIN 


A FEW  TESTIMONIALS 

FROM  PARTIES  WIIO  ARE  USING 

THE  BURROWES  SLIDING  WIRE  WINDOW-SCREENS 

AND  IMPROVED  SCREEN-DOORS. 


E.  P.  Wheeler,  Eclipse  Wind  Mill  Co.,  Beloit,  Wis.,  writes  : “The  screens  have 
entirely  fulfilled  the  high  expectations  I entertained  of  them.  They  embody  the  leading 
characteristics  of  New  England  manufactures,  — painstaking  thoroughness  to  the  minutest 
details.  You  will  receive,  as  you  deserve,  an  increasing  trade.” 


RESIDENCE  OF  P.  T.  BARNUM  (THE  GREAT  SHOWMAN),  BRIDGEPORT,  CONN. 

Longstaff  & Hurd,  Bridgeport,  Conn.,  Architects. 

Mr.  Barnum  has  written  us  as  follows:  “Please  find  enclosed  check  in  full  for 
window  and  door  screens  for  my  new  house.  On  looking  up  the  matter  of  wire  screens  I 
found  that  your  concern  had  a national  reputation  for  making  the  best  goods  that  are  made 
in  this  line  in  the  country,  and  so  placed  mv  order  with  you.  We  find  the  screens  highly 
satisfactory,  and  just  as  represented.  They  are  finely  finished,  and  work  to  perfection.  We 
expect  to  derive  a great  deal  of  comfort  from  their  use.  I thank  you  for  your  careful  and 
prompt  attention  to  my  order.  Please  send  receipt  in  full.” 

Messrs.  Longstaff  & Hurd,  architects  of  the  above,  write  : “ We  are  pleased  with 

the  screens  furnished  by  you  for  house  of  lion.  P.  T.  Barnum,  and  shall  continue  to  use  and 
recommend  your  goods.” 

Dr.  L.  C.  Warner,  of  Warner  Bros.,  corset  manufacturers,  New  York,  writes: 

“ I have  spent  no  money  upon  my  house  which  affords  me  so  much  comfort  and  satisfaction 
as  that  paid  to  you  for  screens  for  my  doors  and  windows.  I have  decided  to  protect  my 
horses  as  well  as  my  family  next  year,  and  shall  want  you  to  furnish  screens  for  my  stable.” 

All  buildings  in  this  book  are  fitted  throughout  with  Burrowes 
Improved  Wire  Window  and  Door  Screens. 


RESIDENCE  OF  HON.  GEO.  W . DAW,  COUNSELLOR  AT  LAW,  LANSINGBURG,  N.  Y. 

Franklin  H.  Janes,  Albany,  N.  Y..  Architect. 

Mr.  Daw  writes  as  follows  : “ Your  screens  were  selected  by  me  after  giving  a num- 

ber of  your  competitors  an  opportunity  of  exhibiting  their  wares.  I have  always  congratu- 
lated myself  upon  the  selection  and  will  say  your  screens  have  always  given  entire  satisfaction. 
I recommend  them  with  the  greatest  pleasure.” 

Mr.  Janes,  architect  of  above,  writes:  “The  opinion  I have  of  your  screens  will 
be  best  understood  when  I say  that  I continue  to  specify  them.” 


RESIDENCE  OF  J.  C.  WHITE  (S.  S.  WHITE  DENTAL  MFG.  CO.,  PHILA.),  GERMANTOWN. 

George  T.  Pearson,  Philadelphia,  Architect. 

Mr.  White  writes  as  follows  : “ I can  say  with  much  pleasure  that  your  wire  screens 

are  the  best  I have  ever  seen.  The  workmanship  on  them  throughout  is  like  a fine  specimen  of 
cabinet  work.  I ant  delighted  with  them  in  every  way  and  never  expect  to  use  any  other  kind.  ” 
From  Geo.  T.  Pearson,  architect  of  above:  “ I consider  your  system  of  fitting 
screens  in  windows  both  as  combining  the  utmost  neatness  and  greatest  utility,  and  I 
shall  be  glad  to  recommend  them  to  any  of  mv  clients  who  may  need  such  things.” 


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Residence  of  V.  C.  Turner,  Chicago,  111. 
Burnham  & Root,  Chicago,  Architects. 


Residence  of  E.  J.  Kingston,  Buffalo,  Is.  V. 
Charles  F.  'Ward,  Buffalo,  Architect. 


Mr.  Hingston  writes  as  follows  : “I  knew  the  merits  of  your  screens  before  I gave 
the  order,  and  gladly  welcomed  your  agent.  The  screens  are  no  disappointment,  and  no  bill 
was  paid  on  my  house  with  more  satisfaction  than  yours.” 

O B.  Taylor,  of  Leavenworth,  Kail.,  writes:  “ I hand  you  check  to  pay  enclosed 
bill.  I regard  your  wire  screens  as  one  of  the  greatest  modern  improvements  to  render  our 
homes  comfortable  yet  introduced.” 

Geo.  O.  Carpenter,  Jr.,  St.  Louis  Lead  and  Oil  Co.,  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  writes  : “ I 

am  glad  to  speak  a good  word  for  your  screens.  I now  have  them  in  use  all  over  the  house, 
and  they  give  entire  satisfaction.  They  are  more  carefully  made,  and  the  wood-work  is  bet- 
ter seasoned  and  finished  than  in  any  other  screens  I have  seen.” 


Residence  of  Frank  if.  Wilson,  Willimantic,  Conn. 

C.  T.  Beardsley,  Jr.,  Bridgeport,  Conn.,  Architect.  Residence  of  Robert  S.  Walker,  Flatbush,  L.  I.,  N.  Y. 


Frank  Freeman,  New  York,  Architect. 


Mr.  'Wilson  has  written  as  follows:  “The  window  and  door  screens  with  which 
you  fitted  my  house  are  perfect  in  design  and  manufacture,  handsome  in  appearance,  work  to 
perfection  and  afford  complete  immunity  from  flies  and  mosquitoes.” 

Geo.  W.  Kohn,  editor  Van  Wert,  O.,  “ Times,”  writes : “ We  are  all  exceedingly 

pleased  with  the  screens  and  their  convenient  working,  and  the  added  attraction  which  they 
give  to  a residence.  The  carpenter  who  put  them  in,  and  others  who  have  examined  them, 
think  they  are  the  best  yet,  and  worth  their  cost.  Enclosed  find  draft  in  full  for  bill.” 


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Dr.  Smith  has  writ- 
ten- “I  take  pleasure  in 
writing  you  that  the  screens 
which  were  furnished  by  you 
for  my  residence  at  Kenil- 
worth have,  in  every  way, 
proved  to  be  most  satisfac- 
tory and  complete,  and  I can 
conscientiously  recommend 
them,  as  I have  done  in 
many  instances.” 

D.  E.  Seymour,  bank- 
er, Chippewa  Falls,  Wis., 
writes  : " After  having  used 
your  wire  window  and  door 
screens  for  a considerable 
time,  and  being  more  favor- 
ably impressed  with  their  superiority  over  all  others  the  longer  I use  them.  I write  to  let  you 
know  that  I think  they  are  exactly  fitted  for  the  purpose  intended,  and  must  of  necessity 
please  all  who  use  them.  I can  most  sincerely  recommend  them  as  the  best  screens  manu- 
factured anywhere.” 


Residence  of  Hr.  Chas.  S.  Smith,  Kenilworth,  Cook  Co.,  111. 
Kdbrookc  X Burnham.  Chicago,  Architects. 


Dr.  Spencer  writes  as  follows  : -It 

gives  me  much  pleasure  to  testify  to  the 
efficacy,  beauty  of  finish,  and  painstaking 
minuteness  of  detail  shown  in  the  manu- 
facture of  the  wire  screens  placed  in  niv  new 
residence.  They  are  certainly  handsome  and 
convenient,  and  I believe  them  to  be  durable 
and  reasonable  in  price.” 

Mr.  A.  C.  Loring,  flour  and  grain, 
Minneapolis,  Minn.,  writes  : ■■  I must  say 
I was  greatly  surprised  at  the  finish  of 
screens,  quality  of  wire  and  trimmings.  1 
have  not  seen  anything  that  equals  them. 
Every  one  fitted  perfectly,  and  price  was  no 
more,  delivered  here,  than  our  common 
screens  here  cost.” 


Hon  Geo.  F.  Edmunds,  United  Residence  of  Dr.  T.  P.  Spencer,  Rochester,  N.Y. 

States  Senator  from  Vermont,  writes:  G.  1-.  Hutchinson,  Rochester,  Architect. 

“ It  gives  me  pleasure  to  say  that  the  wire  screens  you  furnished  for  my  house  at 
M ashington  are  of  most  excellent  quality  of  construction,  and  have  given  my  family  entire 
satisfaction.  They  arc  superior  to  others  we  have.” 


Mr.  Schneider  writes  : 

“After  three  years’  wear  the 
screens  are  apparently  as 
good  as  new,  and  have  not 
warped  but  kept  their  shape 
and  fit  perfectly.  I can  con- 
scientiously recommend  them 
as  being  the  best  I have  seen.” 

T.  G.  Webber,  Treas. 
Zion’s  Co-op  Mer.  Inst., Salt 
Lake  City,  Utah,  writes : “I 
have  pleasure  in  handing  you 
draft  to  pay  enclosed  bill.  The 
screens  reached  me  in  good 
order,  and  fit  nicely.  I am 
very  much  obliged  to  you  for 
the  pains  you  have  taken  with  them. 


Residence  of  B.  B.  Schneider,  South  Oranue,  N.  J. 
Rossiter  & W right,  New  A'ork,  Architects. 


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General  A.  S.  Bush- 
nell,  Springfield,  O.,  writes 
as  follows  : l;  The  window 
and  door  screens  made  by 
you  for  my  residence  are  all 
that  you  claim  for  them, 
being  well  and  strongly  made, 
of  good  material  and  hand- 
some finish.  They  have  given 
us  much  comfort  by  keeping 
our  house  free  from  Hies  and 
mosquitoes,  and  I take  great 
pleasure  in  recommending 
them  to  all  my  acquaintances 
and  the  public  generally.” 

S.  Zorn,  of  Louisville,  Ky.,  grain,  writes:  „We  are  very  much  pleased  with  your 
screens ; they  give  us  fine  satisfaction.  We  have  not  even  found  it  necessary  this  season 
to  put  up  mosquito  bars  in  our  house.  We  do  not  know  of  any  money  we  have  expended  in 
the  past  year  that  has  given  us  as  much  satisfaction  as  that  we  have  spent  for  your  screens.” 


Residence  of  if.  T.  Campbell,  AVestchester,  N.  Y. 
Rotch  & Tilden,  Boston,  Mass.,  Architects. 


SUMMER  RESIDENCE  OF  GEO.  M.  CONNAROE,  ATTORNEY,  PHIL.,  PA.,  YORK  CLIFFS,  ME. 
Antoine  Dorticos,  Portland,  Me..  Architect. 


Francis  Schumann.  President  Tacony  Iron  and  Metal  Co.,  Philadelphia,  has 


written  : “ Enclosed  find  check  in  payment  o 

as  to  the  manner  in  which  you  have  filled  my 


Residence  of  .1.  Allen  Osman,  M.  1).  S.,  Newark,  N.  J 
B.  F.  Hard,  Newark,  Architect. 


f account.  I desire  to  express  my  satisfaction 
order  for  wire  screens.  The  work  is  well 
done,  especially  as  to  minor  details  such  as 
hardware,  etc.  and  accurate  fit  to  openings.” 

Robert  Ward,  of  French  & Ward, 
New  York,  has  written  : “ When  1 was 

ready  to  order  mosquito  frames,  I asked  one 
of  my  neighbors,  who  had  tried  several 
kinds,  which  were  the  best,  and  he  said, 
‘ The  Burrowes  make,  without  doubt.’  I 
thereupon  gave  your  agent  the  order  for  all 
the  windows  and  outside  doors  in  my  house, 
some  seventy  or  eighty  in  all.  They  have 
now  been  in  use  for  more  than  a year,  and 
have  proved  entirely  satisfactory.  You 
cannot  do  better  than  to  refer  purchasers 
to  those  who  have  used  vour  screens.” 


Dr.  Whitehead  has  wiitten  : ••  I 

have  never  seen  screens  equal  to  those 
made  by  your  firm.  They  are  handsomely 
finished  to  correspond  with  the  different 
woods  of  my  house,  and  in  every  way  are 
satisfactory.  The  prices  also  are  very 
reasonable.” 


Chas  B.  Allaire,  of  Allaire,  Wood- 
ward & Co.,  chemists  of  Peoria,  111., 
writes : “ The  screens  bought  of  you 

arrived  in  good  order.  An  ordinary  car- 
penter put  them  in  without  trouble  in  a 
few  hours.  We  have  had  no  trouble 
with  them  since,  and  do  not  see  why  they 
should  not  last  a lifetime  without  further  I{ePi(lence  of  p)r.  w.  R.  Whitehead,  Denver,  Colorado, 
expense.  All  who  see  them  arc  attracted  F.  E.  Edbrooke,  & W.  A.  Marean,  Denver,  Architects 
by  their  handsome  finish  and  ease  of  operation.” 


RESIDENCE  OF  F.  P.  BURNHAM,  FIRM  OF  EDBROOKE  & BURNHAM,  ARCHITECTS, 

CHICAGO,  ILL. 

Edbrooke  & Burnham  have  written  us  as  follows:  “ We  have  used  your  screens 
in  most  of  our  best  buildings.  They  are  the  neatest  and  best  finished  screens  we  have  seen, 
and  we  are  always  pleased  to  recommend  them  to  our  clients.” 

A.  B.  Ferrigo,  2967  State  street,  Chicago,  111.,  writes:  “ Enclosed  find  check  No. 
429  to  pay  bill  for  screens  I am  very  much  pleased  with  the  screens  sent  me,  and  am  only 
sorry  that  I did  not  order  more,  which  I would  have  done  had  I known  they  would  be  so  well 
made  and  work  so  nicely.  They  far  excel  anything  in  the  line  of  screens  that  I ever  before 
had  seen.” 

Mr.  Minshall  writes 
as  follows:  “ I have  had 
your  screens  in  use  two 
years,  and  consider  myself 
fortunate  in  having  heard  of 
your  establishment.  The 
screens  can  be  removed  and 
replaced  without  the  least 
difficulty,  and  for  appearance 
and  effectiveness  they  are 
in  my  opinion  superior  to  all 

otheis.  Residence  of  D.  W.  Minshall,  Terre  Haute  Iron  R Nail  Works, 

Terre  Haute,  Iud.  Nason  R Rice,  Detroit,  Mich.,  Architects. 


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Residence  of  J.  F.  Holst,  Memphis,  Tenn.  Residence  of  Charles  B.  Sias,  Brookline,  Mass.  Residence  of  William  8.  Lawrence  Kalamazoo.  Mich. 

M.  H.  Baldwin,  Memphis,  Tenn.,  Architect.  A.  S.  Vinal,  Boston,  Architect.  M.  W.  Roberts,  Kalamazoo,  Mich.,  Architect. 


H.  B.  Stebbins,  merchant,  Stebbins,  Va.,  writes  : “ Enclosed  find  check  for  win- 

dow and  door  screens,  which  fit  exactly  and  are  beautiful  in  design.  You  must  have  the 
greatest  amount  of  system  in  your  factories.  I cannot  conceive  how  on  earth  you  manage  to 
make  these  goods  up  without  a single  mistake.  I have  two  little  hoys  whom  I want  to  send 
Xorth  some  of  these  days  to  learn  to  do  business  on  New  England  principles.” 

Prof.  Geo.  N.  Marden,  of  Colorado  College,  Colorado  Springs,  Col.,  says  : ••  The 

screens  are  on  the  house,  and  are  simply  perfect  in  style  and  thoroughness  of  make.  I am 
exceedingly  pleased  with  their  excellence,  and  shall  take  pleasure  in  recommending  them." 

J.  H.  Veitch,  Gen.  Agt.  C.  M.  & St.  P.  R.  R , Kansas  City,  Mo.,  writes  : “ En- 

closed find  cheek  in  settlement  for  screens,  which  1 can  conscientiously  recommend  in  the 
highest  degree.  You  are  at  liberty  to  refer  prospective  customers  in  this  territory  to  me.” 

S.  S.  Holland,  druggist,  Pittsburgh,  Pa.,  writes  us:  “ The  window  and  door  screens 
that  you  have  furnished  me  at  different  times  have  proven  very  satisfactory,  and  I think  they 
are  the  best,  as  well  as  the  cheapest,  that  I have  ever  seen.  I will  probably  want  more  next 
spring,  and  will  take  pleasure  in  sending  you  my  order.” 


RESIDENCE  OF  CHARLES  WHANN,  PELHAM  MANOR,  N.Y. 
Clarence  S.  Luce,  New  York,  Architect. 


Mr.  Whann  has  written  as  follows  : “ Your  screens  have  given  perfect  satisfaction, 

the  fact  of  my  neighbors  asking  for  your  address  and  ordering  goods  of  you  should  be  strong 
proof  of  this.” 

Philip  Phillips,  Musician,  Fredonia,  N.Y.,  has  written  : ••  Your  wire  screens  which 

1 have  in  my  residence  are  simply  magnificent.  I have  seen  nothing  in  my  travels  equal  to 
them.  1 feel  sure  that  if  those  in  need  of  screens  could  see  them  they  would  never  pur- 
chase the  ordinary  kind,  which  are  constantly  getting  out  of  order  and  a source  of  expense.” 

M.  F.  Morris,  of  Morris  Machine  Works,  Baldwinsville,  N.Y.,  writes:  “En- 
closed find  check  for  amount  of  your  bill,  which  please  receipt  and  return.  For  eight  years 
1 have  been  looking  for  a decent  window-screen,  but  found  it  not  until  yours  came  to  hand 
and  were  put  in  place.  Then  I saw  what  I had  despaired  of  seeing, — a perfect  screen.  You 
are  public  benefactors,  and  users  of  screens  all  over  this  great  country  should  rise  up  and 
call  you  blessed.  ' May  you  live  long  and  prosper  ! ' ” 

O.  H.  Ingram,  President  Empire  Lumber  Co.,  Eau  Claire,  Wis.,  writes  : “ I take 

great  pleasure  in  expressing  to  you  my  entire  satisfaction  with  the  screens.  I find  them  neat 
and  tasty  in  construction,  durable  and  convenient  in  adjustment.  Their  use  produces  no  un- 
pleasant appearance,  usually  given  to  dwellings  by  the  use  of  screens.” 

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EVERY  YEAR  WE  SCREEN  HUNDREDS  OF  COTTAGES. 
The  prices  of  our  Screens  place  them  within  the  reach  of  all. 


J W.  Clark,  editor,  Waxahachie,  Texas,  has  written:  “Please  find  enclosed 
cheek  for  screens.  I cannot  say  too  much  for  your  w ork.  It  surpasses  my  highest  expecta- 
tions. 1 thank  you  for  having  given  me  an  opportunity  to  purchase  such  screens.” 

John  R.  Triplett,  insurance,  of  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  writes:  1 Your  screens  were  per- 
fectly satisfactory,  and  wonderfully  accurate  in  fitting,  and  give  us  very  great  comfort. 
I cheerfully  recommend  them.  It  is  a surprise  to  me  how  great  a success  it  was  throughout.” 

A.  J.  Clinton,  President  Eagle  Fire  Ins.  Co.,  New  York  says:  “The  screens 
came  to  hand  in  first-rate  order.  When  I compare  them  with  the  bungling  affairs,  painted 
bright  green,  on  my  neighbors’  windows,  I have  every  reason  to  congratulate  myself  on  having 
sent  to  you  for  them.” 


RESIDENCE  OF  GEO.  E.  JARDINE,  ARCHITECT,  NEW  YORK,  HOUSE  AT  RYE,  N.  H. 

Messrs.  Jardine,  architects  of  above,  write:  “ We  take  pleasure  in  saying  that  we 
consider  your  screens  so  far  superior  to  those  made  by  carpenters,  that  we  always  advise 
owners  to  have  them  in  preference,  and  especially  as  they  are  no  more  expensive  than  inferior 
screens.  This  shows  that  the  modern  system  of  ‘ specialties  ’ is  the  correct  one.” 

G.  W.  Peck,  Governor  of  Wisconsin,  writes  : “ Your  screens,  which  were  placed 

in  our  residences  last  year,  have  proven  very  satisfactory.  The  simplicity  of  the  mechanism 
by  which  they  are  put  in  place,  and  the  ease  with  which  they  are  removed,  makes  them 
valuable.  Heretofore  I have  used  a sort  of  barbed  wire  of  my  own  construction  to  keep  out 
our  native  mosquitoes,  which  are  quite  large  and  robust,  but  your  .screens  serve  the  purpose 
even  better.  In  the  language  of  the  street,  the  screens  are  1 dandies.’” 

J.  Kennedy  Tod,  banker,  63  William  street,  N.  Y.,  writes  : “Enclosed  here- 
with I beg  to  hand  you  my  check  in  payment  of  your  bill  for  wire  screens  and  doors.  I 
take  this  opportunity  to  express  my  entire  satisfaction  with  the  manner  in  which  you 
have  executed  the  contract.  Your  work  is  excellent  in  all  respects.” 

G.  B.  Gurley,  merchant,  276  Church  street,  New  York  City,  writes: 

“ Enclosed  find  check  for  screens,  etc.,  as  per  your  bill,  June  20.  We  are  more  than  pleased 
with  them,  and  they  are  beyond  any  doubt  the  most  modern  and  absolutely  perfect  screens 
yet  offered  to  the  public.” 


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Wm.  Strange,  ribbon  manufacturer,  Paterson,  N.  J.,  writes:  “I  desire  to  ex- 
press my  entire  satisfaction  with  the  wire  window  and  door  screens  with  which  mv  house 
was  fitted  up  by  you  some  two  years  since.  The  comfort  which  myself  and  family  have 
derived  from  their  use  during  the  summer  months  has  much  more  than  compensated  for  the 
comparatively  slight  expense  incurred  in  procuring  them.  I can  cheerfully  recommend 
them,  and  feel  assured  of  their  giving,  as  in  my  case,  complete  satisfaction.” 

Armour  & Co.,  pack- 
ers, Chicago,  111.,  write : 

“ Enclosed  we  hand  you  X.Y. 
draft  in  payment  of  your  bill, 
for  screens  and  screen-doors 
furnished  the  Armour  Mission 
Flats.  The  screens  are  all 
right  as  to  number,  and  work 
well.” 


Clem  Studebaker  Las 
written  as  follows:  ‘-I  was 
well  pleased  with  the  wire 
screens  furnished  by  your  firm 
for  my  residence  when  origi- 
nally built,  and  on  rebuilding 
after  the  fire,  I again  placed 
my  order  with  you  for  screens, 
feeling  assured  by  previous 
experience  that  these  were 
precisely  what  I wanted.  I 
continue  in  the  belief  that  I 
made  no  mistake  in  this  particular,  and  can  cordially  recommend  these  goods  to  anyone  want- 
ing like  house  fixtures.” 


Residence  of  Clem  Studebaker,  South  Bend,  Ind.,  Proprietor  of  the 
greatest  wagon  works  in  the  world. 

Henry  Ives  Cobh,  Chicago,  111.,  Architect. 


Henry  Ives  Cobb,  Architect,  has  written  : “ 1 am  well  pleased  with  the  quality  of 
work  which  you  have  furnished  for  many  of  my  best  houses  and  can  safely  recommend  your 
screens  for  their  superior  excellence.” 


Thomas  P.  Smith,  printer,  7 Spring  Lane,  Boston,  Mass.,  writes:  “I  enclose 
check  for  your  bill.  The  screens  and  doors  are  now  in  place,  and  am  pleased  to  say  the 

fit  is  perfect:  and,  further- 
more, the  screens  are  by  far 
the  best  I have  ever  seen,  and 
the  carpenter  who  put  them  up 
is  of  the  same  opinion.  I 
have  another  house,  and  shall 
want  your  screens  for  it  a 
little  later.” 

Alfred  R.  Kimball, 
banker  and  broker,  New 
York  City,  writes:  “The 
screens  are  the  best  I have 
ever  seen,  and  for  ease  of 
moving  up  and  down  and  tak- 
ing out  cannot  he  excelled. 

Residence  of  William  Church.  Denver,  Colorado.  Wc  im>  ver-V  much  Pleased 

Messrs.  Lang  .x  Pugh,  Denver,  Architects.  with  them. 


Mr.  Church  has  written  : “ The  window  and  door  screens  which  you  have  furnished 

for  my  house  are  superior  to  any  others  1 have  ever  seen  and  are  perfectly  satisfactory. 

Messrs.  Lang  & Pugh,  architects,  write:  “A  number  of  our  houses  have  been 
fitted  with  your  screens  and  they  have  always  given  entire  satisfaction.  We  consider  them 
in  every  way  superior  to  the  other  kinds.” 


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Wm.  H.  Joyce,  Gen.  Freight  Agent  Penn.  R.  R.,  Philadelphia,  writes:  “ lCn- 
closed  find  order  for  screens  for  my  new  house  now  being  built.  I have  used  your  wire 
screens  in  my  present  house  for  three  years,  and  being  more  than  pleased  with  them  in  every 
wav  I have  no  hesitancy  in  placing  this  order,  knowing  that  in  operation  and  workmanship 
your  screens  will  be  entirely  satisfactory. 


Dr.  Turnbull  writes  : 

“ I am  much  pleased  with  the 
appearance  and  workmanship 
of  the  screens.  They  have 
been  universally  admired.” 

H.  B Bare,  Architect, 
has  written:  “Your  wire 
screens  are  of  excellent  qual- 
ity, well-finished  and  hand- 
some appearance,  with  very 
practical  improvements  in  the 
side  springs  and  mode  of 
operating,  while  the  meth- 
odical numbering  of  each 
screen  is  an  aid  to  their  re- 
placement, and  is  decidedly 
neat  and  orderly.” 


J S Carr  Prest  Black-  Residence  of  Dr.  Charles  S.  Turnbull,  Germantown,  Phila.,  Pa. 

1 II.  It.  Bare,  F.  It.  1.  B.  A.,  Architect,  Phila. 

well  & Durham  Tobacco 

Co.,  Durham,  N.  C.,  writes 

as  follows:  “I  have  wire  screens  of  your  make  in  use  all  over  my  residence  (both  doors 
and  windows),  and  take  much  pleasure  in  saying  that  I am  delighted  with  them.  In  make, 
finish  and  fit  they  are  all  that  can  be  desired.” 


Mr.  Douglas  has  writ- 
ten as  follows:  “Before 
placing  my  order  with  you  for 
wire  screens,  I investigated 
the  different  kinds  quite  thor- 
oughly, and  will  here  state 
that  yours  are  perfectly  satis- 
factory. I place  my  order 
with  you  and  am  satisfied  that 
1 have  the  best  in  use.” 

Francis  Jones,  Lynn, 

Mass.,  has  written  : “I  de- 
ferred screening  my  house 
when  completed  because  I 
could  not  find  a screen  that 
was  satisfactory.  I was  debating  what  to  do  when  your  agent  called  with  samples  of 
your  screens,  which  I found  were  just  what  I had  been  looking  for,  and  I immediately 
placed  my  order  with  him.  We  are  greatly  pleased  with  the  screens,  particularly  with 
their  easy  movement  and  simple  manner  of  adjustment.  After  several  years’  experience 
with  the  ordinary  kinds  of  screens,  which  were  a source  of  much  trouble  and  annoyance, 
we  readily  appreciate  yours.” 

H.  W.  Reed,  Wholesale  Druggist,  Huntington,  Pa.,  has  written:  “Enclosed 
herewith  please  find  check  in  payment  for  screens.  Everything  O.  K.  Could  not  have  been 
neater  fits  if  you  had  been  here  and  made  them  for  their  respective  places.  I am  for  the 
Burrowes  screens  from  this  on.  Many  thanks  for  the  satisfactory  job.  Anything  I can  do 
for  you  in  this  section  will  be  done  cheerfully.” 

Col.  A.  Belknap,  San  Antonio,  Texas,  writes  as  follows:  “I  can  truly 
say  your  wire  screens  throughout  our  entire  house  have  proved  most  satisfactory.  They 
have  now  been  in  constant  use  for  two  years,  and  are  as  good  as  ever.” 


Residence  of  W.  L.  Douglas  (W.L.  Douglas  Shoe  Co.,)  Brockton,  Mass. 
W.  1,.  Minor,  Brockton,  Architect. 


Residence  of  C.  DeLacy  Evans,  Knxton,  Md. 

E.  Cr.  W.  Dietrich,  New  York,  Architect. 

thorough  manner  in  which  you  make  and  place  them.” 


Hon.  Frank  Jones, 
Prest.  Boston  & Maine 
Railroad,  writes  as  fol- 
lows: “Ten  years  ago  you 
screened  my  own  house  at 
Portsmouth,  and  since  then 
you  have  fitted  three  hotels 
and  several  large  blocks  and 
buildings  for  me.  It  is  unnec- 
essary for  me  to  say  that  I am 
pleased  with  the  screens.  I 
regard  them  as  one  of  the  in- 
dispensable things  in  the  ap- 
pointments of  a building.  I 
especially  commend  the 


RESIDENCE  OF  J.  E.  LUTZ,  MERCHANT,  KNOXVILLE,  TENN. 
Baumaunn  Bros  , Knoxville.  Architects. 


Residence  of  Mrs.  E.  K.  Brazier,  Kcnnebunkport,  Me. 
John  Calvin  Stevens,  Portland,  Me.,  Architect, 


Otis  A.  Merrill,  of  Mer- 
rill & Cutler,  architects, 
Lowell,  Mass.,  writes : 

“ Your  screens  have  given 
excellent  satisfaction.  I rec- 
ommend them  for  the  ease 
with  which  they  can  be  placed 
in  the  windows  and  removed, 
good  material  and  workman- 
ship, and  the  fair  and  prompt 
dealing  of  the  manufacturers.” 


George  J.  Baldwin,  President  Baldwin  Fertilizer  Company,  Savannah,  Ga., 
writes  : “ The  screens  you  made  for  me  have  now  been  in  use  all  summer,  and  I find  them 
a most  delightful  protection  against  the  many  insects  of  our  climate.  For  the  first  time  in 
mv  life  in  Savannah  I have  been  able  to  read  comfortably  in  my  library  by  gas  light,  without 
being  annoyed  by  insects  of  any  kind,  a thing  impossible  in  this  climate,  without  screens.  I 
most  .strongly  appreciate  tin*  convenience  and  neat  appearance  of  those  furnished  by. you.” 


Hotels,  Hospitals,  Etc.  We  make  a 
specialty  of  fitting  with  wire  window  and 
door  screens  large  buildings  such  as  are 
shown  on  this  page.  We  have  screened  hun- 
dreds of  buildings  such  as  hospitals,  apart- 
ment buildings,  hotels,  office  buildings,  busi- 
ness blocks,  tenement  houses,  and  blocks  of 
residences.  We  are  fitted  to  do  this  work 
properly  and  at  the  most  reasonable  prices. 

Washington  Wilson,  of  Earle  & Wil- 
son, Collar  and  Cuff  Manufacturers,  New 
York,  writes  as  follows:  "The  wire 
window  and  door  screens  furnished  by  you 
for  my  Elberon  place  are  perfect  in  every 
respect,  and  1 have  no  hesitancy  in  recom- 
mending them  as  the  best.” 


Bt.  Lawrence  State  Hospital,  Ogdensburg.  N.  Y. 
Isaac  (j.  Perry,  Albany,  N.  V.,  Architect. 


Mr.  Walker  Blaine, 
writes:  "The  screens  sup- 
plied by  your  firm  for  my 
father's  house  at  Augusta, 
have  been  in  use  nine  years, 
and  give  entire  satisfaction.” 

Henry  C.  Deane,  pub- 
lisher, Ogdensburg,  N.  Y., 
writes:  “Enclosed  please 

find  check  covering  your  bill 
for  screens.  Please  receipt  en- 
closed bill  and  return  to  me. 

Every  screen  went  to  its  place 
without  a shaving  being  taken 
off  or  added  to,  and  I must  say 
that  I never  expended  money 
that  gave  me  such  entire  sat- 
isfaction. Would  not  have 
the  screens  taken  off  for 
twice  the  amount  paid  for 
them.  The  convenience  and 
luxury  surpasses  mv  most  san- 
guine expectations.  Work- 
manship and  finish  are  par 
excellence  ” Cambridge  Apartment  Building,  Chicago. 


H H King,  of  the  Pittsburg  Supply 
Co.:  “ I m sorry  to  sav  my  screens  are  not 
of  your  make.  I put  a lot  of  yours  on  a 
rented  house  I once  lived  in,  but  I didn’t  ap- 
preciate their  superiority  till  I got  the  others. 
If  you  can  work  them  off  at  50  per  cent,  of 
what  I paid  for  them.  I'll  give  you  an  order 
for  my  whole  house.” 

N.  Myrick,  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  says: 
“Your  screens  were  duly  received,  and  have 
been  put  in  the  four  houses.  They  give  en- 
tire satisfaction,  and  work  to  a charm.  I can 
safely  recommend  them  to  those  who  are  in 
want  of  anything  of  the  kind.  They  are  the 
cheapest  and  best  screens  that  I have  seen.” 


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Philadelphia  Art  Club. 

Wilson  Eyer,  Jr.,  Philadelphia,  Architect. 


F.  A.  Walker,  of  Glen  Woollen  Co.,  North  Adams,  Mass.,  says:  “ Having  used 

your  screens  ami  doors  for  the  past  two  years,  would  say  that  they  are  the  most  convenient 
screens  I have  ever  seen,  and  are  as  good  to-day  as  the  first  day  I used  them.  Should  not 
like  to  part  with  them  if  I could  not  get  any  more  to  replace  them  with,  as  they  are  one  of 
the  comforts  of  the  house  in  the  summer  time.” 

A.  G.  Van  Schaick,  lumber  dealer,  165  Randolph  street,  Chicago,  HI.,  writes: 
“ 1 enclose  the  amount  due  you  for  window  and  door  screens.  It  will  be  superfluous  to  write 
you  that  they  are  by  far  the  best  we  have  seen,  and  more  than  give  satisfaction.  They 
arrived  in  good  time,  and  we  find  them  very  useful.” 

W.  B.  Wilson,  Freight  Agent,  Penn.  R.  R.,  Holmesburg,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  writes: 

“Enclosed  please  find  draft  on  New  York  for  $ , amount  of  your  bill  for  screens. 

Please  return  receipted  bill.  I must  compliment  you  upon  this  work.  I have  never  seen  any 
screens  to  excel  yours  in  quality  of  material,  beauty  of  design,  price,  or  general  efficiency.” 


RESIDENCE  OF  THOMAS  A EDISON,  INVENTOR,  LLEWELLYN  PARK.  ORANGE,  N.  J. 

H.  Hudson  Holly,  New  York,  Architect. 

Mr.  Edison  writes  as  follows  : “ The  screens  in  my  house  supplied  by  your  firm  are 

entirely  satisfactory.” 

Mr.  Holly,  architect  of  above,  writes  : "I  have  used  your  screens,  and  have  always 
found  them  very  .satisfactory.” 

D.  W.  Smith,  Cashier  First  National  Bank,  Troy,  O.,  writes:  “Enclosed  find 
draft  for  screens.  They  are  in  every  way  satisfactory,  and  my  wife  is  delighted  with 
them.  It  seemed  like  a long  way  to  send  for  screens,  but  they  are  very  much  superior  to 
any  sold  here.” 

Judge  Wm.  A.  Fisher,  Baltimore,  Md.,  writes:  “ Enclosed  find  my  check 
for  bill.  I am  very  much  pleased  with  them,  and  think  them  greatly  superior  to  any  I have 
seen.  The  wood-work  corresponded  very  closely  with  that  of  the  house.” 

Eugene  J.  Hall,  editor,  Chicago,  writes:  “Enclosed  find  check  for  screens  which 
came  in  good  order,  and  make  a fine  appearance.  They  have  been  much  admired  by  our 
neighbors  and  friends,  and  you  may  receive  other  orders  from  people  in  our  vicinity.” 

B.  F.  Jones,  Supt.  National  Water  Works  Co.,  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  writes:  “The 
screens  (door  and  window)  furnished  by  yon  for  my  residence  last  spring  proved  very 
satisfactory.  It  was  the  work  of  one  carpenter  to  put  them  all  in  in  one  day,  so  perfect  were 
the  measurements  taken  by  your  agent.  The  plan  you  have  adopted  of  sending  along  all  the 
necessary  hinges,  fastenings,  springs,  etc.,  is  one  which  specially  commends  itself  to  persons 
situated  like  myself.  I will  do  you  all  the  good  in  ray  power.” 

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Dr.  T.  A.  Rex,  377  Fifth  avenue,  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  writes  : “ Enclosed  please  find 

cheek  in  payment  of  your  bill.  The  screens  were  received  in  good  order,  and  have  been  in 
use  for  some  time.  They  are  beautiful,  and  give  great  satisfaction.  I have  had  many 
inquiries  as  to  where  1 obtained  them.  Please  send  receipt. 

J.  C.  Broeksmit,  Auditor  B.  C.  R.  & N.  R.R.  Co.,  Cedar  Rapids,  Iowa,  writes: 
••  Enclosed  please  find  New  York  draft  to  pay  the  bill  for  screen-doors  and  window-screens, 
which  please  receipt  and  return.  The  whole  outfit  gives  entire  satisfaction ; everything 
fits  exact;  the  material  and  workmanship  are  superior  to  any  screens  or  doors  which  1 have 
ever  seen,  and  the  charges  are  reasonable.” 

Charles  S.  Francis,  Manager  Troy  Daily  Times,  Troy,  N.Y.,  writes : “Find  en- 
closed draft  to  pay  both  bills.  I am  very  much  pleased  with  your  screens  and  doors,  and 
would  not  part  with  them  for  many  times  the  amount  of  your  bill.” 


RESIDENCE  OF  HON.  ROBERT  T.  LINCOLN  (U.S.  MINISTER  TO  ENGLAND),  CHICAGO,  ILL. 

S.  S.  Beman,  Chicago,  III.,  Architect. 


Mr.  Lincoln  writes  us  as  follows  : “I  take  pleasure  in  saying  that  the  screens  with 
which  you  fitted  my  house  in  Chicago  arc  entirely  satisfactory,  and  much  better  than  any 
others  known  to  me.  1 would  commend  your  firm  to  any  one  wishing  the  best  work  of 
that  kind.” 

Mr.  Beman,  architect  of  above,  writes:  “The  wire  screens  you  have  furnished  for 
a large  number  of  my  houses  have  given  entire  satisfaction.  Your  work  is  the  best,  and 
I have  no  hesitation  in  recommending  it.” 

C.  F.  Luther,  of  Adams  National  Bank,  North  Adams,  Mass.,  writes:  “ That  I 
think  well  of  your  screens  is  evinced  by  my  having  my  new  residence  furnished  with  them, 
throughout,  after  having  had  them  in  use  for  three  years  at  my  former  residence.  I 
heartily  recommend  them  for  the  quality  of  material  and  workmanship,  for  neatness  and 
style  of  finish,  and  for  the  ease  and  simplicity  with  which  they  work.  As  a modern  house- 
hold convenience,  I consider  them  almost  as  indispensable  as  a heating-apparatus  or  a 
bath-room.” 

H.  D.  Harris,  wholesale  druggist,  New  London,  Conn,  writes:  “I  received 
the  screens  all  right,  and  allow  me  to  say  that  I am  more  than  pleased  with  them  in  every 
way.  They  are  a pleasure  to  look  upon,  and  a great  convenience.” 


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